My eldest (7) really plays up around her Grandmother.
Grandma has a better relationship with my youngest. They are very similar, whereas my eldest is a bit more 'cold', and only affectionate on her terms. There is an air of awkwardness when they're together.
Eldest is relatively well behaved normally. As soon as she's around grandma, she starts playing up. She pulls funny faces, dancing around and thrusting (don't ask) in the middle of a cafe. Can't sit still, shuffling around on her seat the whole time. Legs and arms everywhere. Making a point of telling me she's burped etc and generally being loud and trying to be funny the whole time. She also constantly tries to interrupt me when I'm mid conversation.
I would say that Grandma disapproves of the way she is in general (even when she's not messing around). Just very different personalities. I think Daughter has picked up on this, and she's acting up and thinking well if she disapproves of me anyway, I might as well carry on..
Could you give me some advice on how to deal with this? What would you do when she starts playing up like this in front of Grandma? I also don't know how to get them to strengthen their bond when it's quite clear that neither really enjoy each others personality.